[HARDY, Thomas]. -- WINDLE, C.A. The Wessex of Thomas Hardy. Edmund H. New, illustrator. 1902. LIMITED EDITION. SIGNED BY HARDY WITH ADDITIONAL NOTE IN HIS HAND.
Sale 1336 - Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana
Jun 7, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$400 -
$600
Sold for $1,397
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928)]. -- WINDLE, C.A. The Wessex of Thomas Hardy. Edmund H. New, illustrator. London: John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1902.
8vo. Half-title; frontispiece and folding map of Wessex by Edmund H. New; 4pp. publisher's advertisements at end. (Hinges starting.) Original cream cloth gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut (spine sunned, few small spots of wear). Provenance: Mrs. Norman Raphael (presentation inscription from John Lane on the half-title).
LIMITED EDITION, number 31 of 50 copies for sale in England and America, SIGNED BY BOTH HARDY AND THE PUBLISHER, with a note in Hardy's hand: "Crown Hotel, Blandford, Aug 2, 1913". ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY JOHN LANE TO MRS. NORMAN RAPHAEL: "To: Mrs. Norman Raphael from John Lane with every good wish. Xmas 1913."
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